Clark Gardens adds two additional nights for Holiday Festival 2013

Clark Gardens has added two extra nights to host their annual Old Fashioned Holiday Festival presented by Chicken Express.

Festival activities will take place on Friday and Saturday.

Garden Director Carol Clark Montgomery said due to the first two nights being canceled because of weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances, they wanted to give the public ample opportunity to experience the festival.

“It is a much anticipated tradition for many area families and one that we love to share with the public,” she said.

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Friends and family will be able to enjoy the holiday season by strolling through the gardens while being surrounded by trees of lights and “laughter and music filling the air.”

Go and visit Santa and his reindeer while enjoying warm hot chocolate and coffee. Children can enjoy crafts, snow to throw and a weenie roast. To top the night off, families can enjoy a horse-drawn hayride. Bring a camera to capture priceless holiday memories.

Entertainment features local dancing troupes and musicians. Among those performing will be Beat Dance Factory Dancers, Mineral Wells High School Wranglerettes, Stan Crawford, Adam Hull, Gary Gibson and Johnny Holliday.

Admission fees are $10 for adults and $5 for children; free admission passes are available while supplies last at the Chicken Express restaurants in the following communities: Burleson, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ennis, Granbury, Joshua, Mansfield, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Waxahachie, Weatherford and Willow Park.

Additional fees apply for the hay ride ($3/person), food and beverages (prices vary depending on selection) and children’s crafts ($1). Free activities include the visit with Santa and his reindeer, snow to throw and entertainment.

Due to the previous cancellations all Chicken Express passes, regardless of the dates, will be honored. Festival activities kickoff at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.

Clark Gardens is a 35-acre park located in western Parker County between Mineral Wells and Weatherford off Hwy 180; 45 minutes from Fort Worth, Granbury, Stephenville, Graham and Breckenridge.

For more information, contact Lauren at publicevents@clarkgardens.com or 940-682-4856. You may also visit www.clarkgardens.org.